First Saudi Woman Raha Muharak Scales Mt. Everest

KATHMANDU, MAY 18 - A young girl Raha Muharak from the gulf country Saudi Arabia has become the first Saudi woman to successfully scale Mount Everest.

Raha has also set the benchmark for being the youngest woman from a gulf country to climb the highest peak of the world. Her ascent with a four-member Everest expedition team has the goal to collect one million dollars for an education project in Nepal.